Colfax County NE Genealogy

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Overview of Colfax County Records

• Colfax County was created in 1869 from Platte County.
• Birth and death records from 1904 to the present, and marriage from 1909 to the present, can be obtained from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
• The Colfax County Vital Statistics has birth and death records starting in 1904.
• The Colfax County Historical Society has burial, cemetery, and naturalization records.
• The Colfax County Clerk of Courts has court records starting in 1860 and guardianship records.
• The Colfax County Clerk has land records starting in 1860, marriage records starting in 1869, and military records starting in 1921.
• The Colfax County City Library has newspapers.
• The Colfax County Treasury has tax records.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.